Tusayan National Forest was established by the
U.S. Forest Service
The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering of land. The major divisions of the agency are the Chief's ...
in
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
on July 1, 1910 with from part of
Coconino National Forest
The Coconino National Forest is a 1.856-million acre (751,000 ha) United States National Forest located in northern Arizona in the vicinity of Flagstaff, with elevations ranging from 2,600 feet to the highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet (H ...
and other lands. On October 22, 1934 the entire forest was transferred to
Kaibab National Forest
Kaibab National Forest (, ) borders both the north and south rims of the Grand Canyon, in north-central Arizona. Its 1.6 million acres (650,000 ha) is divided into three sections: the ''North Kaibab Ranger District'' (offices in Fredonia), the ...
and the name was discontinued.
See also
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Tusayan Ruins
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Tusayan, Arizona
Tusayan is a town located in Coconino County, Arizona, Coconino County, Arizona, United States. It was Municipal corporation, incorporated in 2010. It is a resort town near the south entrance to Grand Canyon National Park, acting as a gateway c ...
References
External links
Forest History SocietyForest History Society:Listing of the National Forests of the United States''Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743-788.''
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Former national forests of Arizona